The 7 Action News Investigators have learned that on more than one occasion the city inspectors had to call police for backup because Bashara became what was described as the aggressive during city inspections.

We have also learned that he has been charged a number of times with the misdemeanors involving the properties.

Bob Bashara is known in the Pointes as a respected community leader, active in the schools and the former head of the rotary club.

But when it comes to his rental properties, Bashara has a less than stellar reputation.

The 7 Action News Investigators have poured through public records in Grosse Pointe Park and discovered that he is a frequent flier in the court system.

Since 2004, the city has hauled him into court ten times for misdemeanor charges on half a dozen or so of his rental properties. Most of the tickets are for renting apartments to people without having them inspected or getting a certificate of the occupancy required by law.

He's also had a lot of trouble with tenants -twenty-one civil suits going back to 2004, most involving Bashara suing tenants for back rent or evicting them.

A number of suits involved tenants suing Bashara for not returning security deposits.